Scott County, Iowa

 

Founding: 1837
Parent counties: Cook, Dubuque, and Muscatine

Namesake: Winfield Scott, U.S. army general
Seat: Davenport (1837–)

Land area: 458 square miles

Population (2020): 174,669

Population (historic): 5,986 (1850); 38,599 (1870); 43,164 (1890); 60,000 (1910); 77,332 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: 17 cities; one CDP; 14 townships

National Register listings: 289

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,828 (19.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,175
Average outbuilding value (1930): $4,007
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,316
Average farm size (1920): 104.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Ireland, Wisconsin, and England
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Davenport

Namesake: George Davenport, early Iowa resident

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 101,724

Population (historic): 1,848 (1850); 20,038 (1870); 26,872 (1890); 43,028 (1910); 60,751 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1836–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,832 (26.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Fridley Farm (1844). 12010 70th Road. Bluegrass.
2. Henry Bein Farm (c. 1870). 10250 160th Road. Bluegrass.
3. *Cody–McCausland House (1847/1880). 28050 230th Road. Butler.
4. *John Westphal House (c. 1857). 406 South Fairmount Street. Davenport. Italianate.
5. *Marie Dessaint House (c. 1870). 4808 Northwest Boulevard. Davenport. Italianate.
6. *John Littig House (1867). 6035 Northwest Boulevard. Davenport. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
7. James Wilson House (c. 1865). 25178 Territorial Road. LeClaire. Italianate.
8. *Forest Grove School (1873). 24040 195th Road. Pleasant Valley.
9. *James Brown House (1842). 424 State Street. Pleasant Valley.
10. *Alexander Brownlie Farm (1839/1846/1893). 206 Pine Street. Winfield.